Private equity-backed Briefly, which has acquired the back-office assets and personnel from distributed firms OGC, Scale and Rimon, offers one example. Federate, founded by a former Rimon leader, looks to do something similar with funding from legal industry insiders.

Donations by the Southeast firms overall appeared to slightly favor Republicans.

ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul gets us up to date on the happenings at the first Trump criminal trial, including reaction to testimony from Michael Cohen and the bizarre behavior of several Republican politicians.

Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.

"I would advise lawyers to start with the fundamentals—focus first on developing their own skills and establishing their practices. You need that foundation be in a position in which you have the time to devote to others and also the knowledge base that will allow you to provide useful, relevant guidance."

Lawsuits pitting one plush toy against another have brought trade dress law to the forefront. At the heart of the battle is whether there are protectable nonfunctional elements in Kelly Toys' Squishmallows such that Build-A-Bear's use of similar elements in its Skoosherz constitutes trade dress infringement.

When a federal appeals court judge asked if the plaintiffs' attorney thought district judge's decision was final since it still left the opportunity to amend, the attorney said she did not believe the plaintiffs could refile because the judge struck down their merits claims.

In a hearing Tuesday, agency staffers provided reassurance to rattled businesses, noting that other tools remain at their disposal to protect IP and investments in training.

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"The jury's verdict is bittersweet for this wonderful family, which has been devastated by Craig Pierce's injury and the loss of his ability to function independently and practice law," Christopher Hurley, a founding partner at Hurley McKenna & Mertz, said in a statement.

The new center, designed to bring impact litigation to combat hate-driven violence, is looking to leverage the firm's litigation power while partnering with civil rights groups.

"We have to show them the art of the possible—what this role is and how it can deliver value," CLOC co-founder Mary O'Carroll said.

Japan's top law firms are under pressure to improve workplace diversity amid the dwindling popularity of the legal profession.

"The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is both wrong as a matter of law and profoundly harmful to the rights and dignity of millions of people," Stephanie Toti, Executive Director of the Lawyering Project said. "But by its own terms, it does not extend to medically indicated abortions, which continue to be constitutionally protected."

Defense counsel Todd Blanche mined the disbarred lawyer's social-media output in an attempt to show that Cohen was obsessed with his ex-employer, the ex-president.

Agentic AI is one of the latest techniques in the realm of generative AI, making the technology more accurate, explainable and predictable, David Wang, chief innovation officer at Wilson Sonsini, told Legaltech News.

The move comes after state bar staff, in an effort "to prudently manage the budget," explored the prospect of transitioning to an alternative, cost-effective exam administration approach such as a fully remote online exam, beginning with the February 2025 bar exam administration, according to a memo posted to the Board of Trustees website in advance of a Thursday board meeting.